harbor
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While Eves sees the pragmatic payoff of Apple staying in the Trump administration’s good graces, he and many other employees harbor mixed feelings about Cook’s relationship with the president.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
A medieval rival to Venice and a financial capital of early modern Europe, this northwest Italian harbor city was a must-stop for 18th-century aristocrats on continental Europe’s Grand Tour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The researchers excluded non-placental mammals that lay eggs or harbor their newborns in belly-pouches and produce extremely small younglings from these calculations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Visitors come to enjoy its pretty harbor and sandy beaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was foolish, he realized, to harbor a grudge toward this river.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
The currents and rough surf will be strongest at south- to southwest-facing beaches and harbors, according to the forecast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
“They need safe harbors for their quirky, genius children.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
“An extraordinary Solebury estate harbors more than three centuries of history, beauty, and preservation,” it notes.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
"Our analysis shows that these animals originated in the deep ocean, a habitat which still harbors species like the ram's horn squid," says Sanchez.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
Now surely, since Africa harbors 1,500 languages today, it is big enough to have harbored more than four ancestral languages thousands of years ago.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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